Yuan-Ti Malison
Creature — Snake Rogue
This creature can't be blocked as long as it's attacking alone.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8241
Yuan-Ti Malison puts a 3/3 body on the board that immediately threatens to trade up by making a creature unblockable until end of turn, stapling combat disruption to an attackable body. The cost is that both effects are stapled to a three-mana creature in a format where three mana buys you a lot — but in Sefris of the Hidden Ways decks specifically, the creature type and dungeon-venturing payoff make the slot defensible.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Sefris of the Hidden Ways triggers off creatures entering your graveyard, and Yuan-Ti Malison's unblockable mode gives Sefris a reliable way to push through lethal damage while also serving as a venture-chain enabler when it dies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Yuan-Ti Malison is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, though outside of Commander it sees essentially no competitive play. In Modern and Pioneer the card is simply outclassed — a 3/3 with a conditional unblockable ability doesn't compete in those card pools. Commander is the only format where Yuan-Ti Malison earns a real role, and even there it's narrowly scoped to dungeon-matters decks where the creature type and venture synergies justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Yuan-Ti Malison isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow competitive footprint, it's almost certainly a bulk or near-bulk pick — likely under a dollar — which makes it an easy inclusion if the synergy fits.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.